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Mickey was a nice, cheerful, optimistic boy. No one could remember ever having seen him 36;it seemed he didn’t 37 whatever people said to him. Even his teachers admired his good 38. It was so unusual that a story was going around that Mickey’s 39 must be due to some special secret. They asked Mickey so much that, one afternoon, he 40 his favorite teacher, Mr. Anthony, to tea. When they had finished, Mickey 41 Mr. Anthony around the house. When Mickey opened his bedroom door, the teacher 42 . The huge wall was a unique collage (拼贴画) of thousands of colors and shapes! It was the loveliest 43 Mr. Anthony had ever seen.
“Some people at school think I 44 think badly of anyone,” Mickey started to explain, “and that 45 at all bothers me, but that’s not true at all. I’m just like anyone else. I used to get angrier than all the other kids. 46 years ago, with the help of my parents, I started a small collage. With every little piece I stuck on I added some bad thought or act.”
It was 47. The teacher looked closely at the wall. In each one of the small 48 he could read, “fool”, “silly”, “pain”, “bore”, and a thousand other 49 things.
“This is how I started 50 all my bad times into an opportunity to 51 to my collage. Now I like the collage so much that, each time someone makes me angry, I couldn’t be 52 . They’ve given me a new piece for my work of 53 .”
That day, the teacher was impressed by Mickey’s secret to having an optimistic character. Without telling anyone, on that very day, Mr. Anthony 54 his own collage. He would often 55 it to his students. Years later, each house contained its own beautiful works of art, made by those cheerful and optimistic children.
小题1:
A.angryB.lonelyC.excitedD.calm
小题2:
A.understandB.acceptC.forgetD.mind
小题3:
A.characterB.decisionC.methodD.dream
小题4:
A.clevernessB.goodnessC.anxietyD.worry
小题5:
A.introducedB.helpedC.invitedD.followed
小题6:
A.promisedB.droveC.moved D.showed
小题7:
A.relaxedB.appearedC.frozeD.escaped
小题8:
A.photoB.decorationC.doorD.color
小题9:
A.neverB.oftenC.everD.almost
小题10:
A.somethingB.nothingC.everythingD.anything
小题11:
A.AsB.ButC.BecauseD.Though
小题12:
A.reasonableB.crazyC.trueD.difficult
小题13:
A.booksB.wallsC.boxesD.pieces
小题14:
A.negativeB.strangeC.cleverD.small
小题15:
A.turningB.throwingC.cuttingD.packing
小题16:
A.belongB.getC.addD.lead
小题17:
A.quickerB.happierC.more carefulD.more friendly
小题18:
A.literatureB.movieC.scienceD.art
小题19:
A.leftB.beganC.missedD.bought
小题20:
A.limitB.lendC.sendD.recommend

小题1: A
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:C
小题8:B
小题9:A
小题10:B
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:D
小题14:A
小题15:A
小题16:C
小题17:B
小题18:D
小题19:B
小题20:D

试题分析:
小题1:A 上下文串联。根据上文的cheerful说明他是一个很乐观的人,人们机会看不到他生气。
小题2:D 动词辨析。A理解B接受C忘记D介意;他不介意别人对他说的任何话,总是很乐观,积极向上。
小题3:A 名词辨析。A性格B决定C方法D梦想;人们都很喜欢他的性格;甚至来老师也很羡慕他的性格。
小题4:B 上下文串联。根据上文a nice, cheerful, optimistic boy说明他是一个很善良积极的孩子。
小题5:C 动词辨析。A介绍B帮助C邀请D跟随;指他邀请老师去喝茶,想把这个秘密告诉老师。
小题6:D 固定词组。Show sb around some place带领某人参观某地。
小题7:C 动词辨析。A放松B出现C僵住,楞住D逃脱;老师进入他的房间,看到墙上的拼贴画,一下子就楞住了。
小题8:B 名词辨析,A照片B装饰C门D颜色;指那个拼贴画是他看见的最美的装饰方法。
小题9:A 上下文串联。根据上段第二行可知他从来不介意别人对他说的话,说明他从来不生别人的气。
小题10:B 上下文串联。根据上文他从来不生别人的气,说明没有什么事情能困扰他。应该使用否定词的形式。
小题11:B 连词辨析。他和很多孩子一样也有生气,但是在父母的帮助之下,他开始用这个拼贴画来发泄自己的情感。
小题12:C 形容词辨析。A合理B疯狂C真的D困难;他说的这一切都是真的,因为老师看到他在拼贴画上所写的内容。
小题13:D 名词辨析。A书B墙C盒子D片;指他在墙上加上去的一片片的拼贴画。
小题14:A 上下文串联。根据前面的几个形容词,说明都是一些消极的单词。
小题15:A 固定词组。Turn…into…把…变成…;指他把糟糕的时刻变成增加拼贴画的机会。
小题16:C 动词辨析。A属于B得到C增加D带领;句意同上句。他把生气的时刻都变成增加拼贴画的机会。
小题17:B 语法分析。否定词和比较级连用,表达最高级。别人让他生气,他却非常高兴,因为他有了增加拼贴画的机会。
小题18:D 名词辨析。A文学B电影C科学D美术;拼贴画是他的美术作品。
小题19:B 动词辨析。A离开B开始C错过D买;老师自己也开始使用拼贴画来表达自己的情感。
小题20:D 动词辨析。A限制B借C送,派D推荐。指老师把这种方法推荐给别人。
点评:本文讲述了一个孩子提供在墙上贴拼贴画的方式来表达自己的情感,让自己保持乐观的性格。侧重通过上下文信息考查考生的综合运用英语的能力,渗透了智力水平和综合素质的要求,建议以后的学习中,注重语篇的学习,培养自己驾驭语篇的能力,培养自己根据语篇综合运用英语的能力。
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小题1:
A.excitedB.inspiredC.satisfiedD.disappointed
小题2:
A.approachedB.overlookedC.understoodD.talked
小题3:
A.tellingB.sayingC.informingD.talking
小题4:
A.uniqueB.roughC.botheringD.pitiful
小题5:
A.WantingB.DemandingC.PersuadingD.Inviting
小题6:
A.playedB.adjustedC.forcedD.delivered
小题7:
A.decliningB.acceptingC.panickingD.quitting
小题8:
A.surpriseB.embarrassmentC.sympathyD.sorrow
小题9:
A.tookB.pulledC.soldD.picked
小题10:
A.bringB.fetchC.takeD.smell
小题11:
A.announcedB.repliedC.declaredD.whispered
小题12:
A.graspedB.heldC.caughtD.seized
小题13:
A.convincedB.confirmedC.noticedD.refused
小题14:
A.strangeB.blindC.deafD.unimaginable
小题15:
A.onceB.afterC.asD.since
小题16:
A.unawareB.unbelievableC.regretfulD.regardless
小题17:
A.doubtedB.feltC.foundD.wondered
小题18:
A.embarrassmetB.depressionC.pleasureD.effort
小题19:
A.senseB.hearingC.sightD.ability
小题20:
A.beautyB.disabilityC.fantasyD.wonder
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小题1:
A.howB.neitherC.whetherD.either
小题2:
A.braveB.realC.hardD.certain
小题3:
A.whenB.untilC.afterD.once
小题4:
A.realizeB.findC.thinkD.agree
小题5:
A.lifeB.questionC.mouseD.danger
小题6:
A.soldiersB.miceC.heroesD.cowards
小题7:
A.usefulB.braveC.nervousD.terrible
小题8:
A.SoB.ThereforeC.ThenD.Actually
小题9:
A.freshB.poisonousC.warmD.ice-cold
小题10:
A.nervousB.calmC.frightenedD.excited
小题11:
A.wentB.helpedC.spokeD.swam
小题12:
A.inB.underC.aboveD.from
小题13:
A.an accidentB.a mistakeC.seventy-eightD.seventy-nine
小题14:
A.dangerousB.comfortableC.differentD.favorable
小题15:
A.WithB.WithoutC.ForD.Like
小题16:
A.afraidB.unableC.readyD.anxious
小题17:
A.getsB.disappearsC.happensD.goes
小题18:
A.needn’tB.can’tC.mustn’tD.shouldn’t
小题19:
A.whereB.howC.becauseD.why
小题20:
A.thatB.for C.suchD.so
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小题1:
A.thinkB.experienceC.seemD.feel
小题2:
A.so B.just C.even D.ever
小题3:
A.processesB.times C.coursesD.practices
小题4:
A.frogs B.miceC.dogs D.cats
小题5: A. two            B. three        c.many        D. few 
小题6:
A.holeB.pit C.water D.well
小题7:
A.muddyB.wideC.deepD.long
小题8:
A.uncomfortableB.unpleasantC.unhappyD.unfortunate
小题9:
A.run B.walk C.climbD.jump
小题10:
A.so B.as long asC.becauseD.although
小题11:
A.gave outB.gave up C.gave awayD.gave off
小题12:
A.died B.woundedC.destroyedD.damaged
小题13:
A.fast B.hardC.easilyD.swiftly
小题14:
A.helpB.banC.forbidD.stop
小题15:
A.cried B.spoke C.shouted D.read
小题16:
A.get itB.forget it C.use it D.made it
小题17:
A.turned outB.kept out C.got out D.held out
小题18:
A.taking toB.shouting atC.throwing atD.speaking to
小题19:
A.explainedB.announcedC.introducedD.told
小题20: A. encouraging  B. helping      C. pulling      D dragging
                            C
Have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly? Have you ever bought something just because the salesman talked you into it?  Many people are afraid to support themselves. Dr. Robert Albert, author of Stand Up, Speak Out, and Talk Back,thinks it’s because their self-respect is low. “There s always a ‘superior’ (长辈) around ˉa parent, a teacher, a boss—— who knows better.” But Albert and other scientists are doing something to help people help themselves. They offer “assertiveness(维护) training” courses——A.T. for short. In the A. T. Course people learn that they have a right to be themselves. They learn to speak out and feel good about doing so. They learn to be aggressive (进攻的) without hurting other people. In one way, learning to speak out is to get rid of fear. A group taking an A. T. Course will help the timid (懦弱的) person to lose his fear. But A. T. uses an even stronger motive (动机)——the need to share. The timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he feels. Whether or not you speak up for yourself depends on your self-respect. If someone you face is more “important” than you, you may feel less of a person. You start to doubt your answers to problems. You can get to feel good about yourself. And once you do you can learn to speak out.
小题1: The problem the writer talks about is that…    
A.some people buy things they don t want
B.some people are afraid to speak out for their rights
C.there are too many superiors
D.some people don t think enough of themselves
小题2:The cause of the problem talked about in this passage is that .
A.some people have a low self-respect
B.there is always someone around who “knows better”
C.salesmen talk people into buying things they don’t want
D.people don t share enough
小题3: The A.T. Course often                     
A. make people distrust their own answers        
B. make things more favorable for “superiors”     
C. help people know as much as their “superiors”         
D. help people become more important          
小题4:One thing the A . T. Course don t do is to .        
A. share the need of people                      
B. show they have a right to be themselves         
C. help people overcome fear                      
D. help people to help themselves even if others suffer            
小题5:A good title for this passage could be .          
A.The Need to Share
B.Talk Back When Necessary
C.One Way to Build Self-Respect
D.One Way to Train Speaking Ability
As the price of a college degree continues to rise, there's growing evidence that the monetary(货币的) payoff isn't quite as big as often advertised. The best estimate now is that a college degree is worth about $300,000 in today's dollars--nowhere near the million figure that is often quoted.
"That million number has driven me crazy!" says Sandy Baum, a Skidmore economist who studied the value of a college degree for the College Board last year.
Baum's research showed that college graduates earn, on average, about $20,000 a year more than those who finished their educations at high school. Add that up over a 40-year working life and the total differential is about $800,000, she figures. But since much of that bonus is earned many years from now, taking away the impact of inflation means that$800,000 in future dollars is worth only about $450,000 in today's dollars.
Then, if you remove the cost of a college degree--about ,$30,000 in tuition and books for students who get no aid and attend public in-state universities--and the money a student could have earned at a job instead of attending school, the real net value in today's dollars is somewhere in the $300,000 range, a number confirmed by other studies.
But, especially these days, that still makes a college degree one of the most lucrative investments a person can make, Baum notes.
 Better yet, college graduates can go on to earn advanced degrees, which return even bigger payoffs. The average holder of a bachelor's degree earns about$51,000 a year, Baum calculates. But those who've gone on to earn MBAs, law degrees, or other professional degrees earn about $100,000 a year.
 In addition, Baum found that there are plenty of other rewards for a degree. The quality of the jobs college graduates get is far better, for example. College graduates are more likely to get jobs with health insurance. And it is easier for them to find and hold jobs. The unemployment rate for college graduates was just 2.2 percent last year, half the unemployment level of those with only high school diplomas.
There are lots of other nonmonetary benefits as well. College graduates are healthier, contribute more to their communities, and raise kids who are better prepared academically, studies show.
Other researchers have found that the payoff of a degree is especially lucrative for students from low-income families, since the education and degrees give them a chance to break out of low-paying careers.
小题1:What can be inferred from Para 1 ?
A.The payoff of a college degree is still big enough to match the advertised.
B.It’s more and more difficult to get a college degree.
C.The return of a college degree is less than often quoted.
D.A college degree is worth about one million dollars.
小题2:Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “lucrative” in Para.5?
A.attractive B.worthlessC.approachable D.balanced
小题3:How can a college graduate increase his or her yearly income according to the passage?
A.By getting jobs with health insurance immediately.
B.By going on for higher degrees.
C.By breaking out of low-paying jobs.
D.By contributing more to his or her community.
小题4:Which of the following statements can be learned from the text ?
A. According to Baum's research, high school graduates earn more than those who have college degrees.
B. College education is enough to ensure you a good life.
C. Nonmonetary benefits from the degree attract students more than monetary ones.
D.Students from low-income families still think degrees are profitable to change their life.
I live in a big city with a lot of homeless(无家可归的) people. Luckily there’re small ways of helping them and you needn’t have a lot of   31 . One way to help is to buy their monthly magazine. By doing this one day, I got to   32  a young homeless man. He was often   33  the magazine at the train station.
He was a poor farmer from another country. After a while, I discovered that his   34  was close to mine. It   35__ that we were born in the same month.
I met him last year shortly   36  his birthday, and after congratulating(祝贺) him, without thinking, I asked if he had had a good day. He   37  and said that he hadn’t really celebrated(庆祝). I felt so   38__.
I just couldn’t help(情不自禁) thinking of this nice, young man being    39  on his 25th birthday with no presents, no cake, nothing! So I went home and looked in my yarn(毛线) basket.   40  for me, I had enough yarn left. I set to work and knitted(编织) a   41  for the young man. The yarn had become a little dirty   42  I didn’t knit very often. Then I washed the yarn so the scarf(围巾) would be clean when he got it.
I met him on my own birthday as I was going shopping. I had   43  to meet him so I had carried the scarf and a piece of my own birthday   44  around with me. He was very happy with these gifts and so was I. The   45  in his eyes was the best present he could have given me!
小题1:
A.work
B.energy
C.money
D.power
小题2:
A.realize
B.ignore
C.know
D.understand
小题3:
A.selling
B.reading
C.covering
D.buying
小题4:
A.birthday
B.house
C.height
D.hobby
小题5:
A.said
B.found
C.guessed
D.meant
小题6:
A.on
B.at
C.before
D.after
小题7:
A.looked up
B.turned up
C.looked down
D.got down
小题8:
A.foolish
B.excited
C.clever
D.worried
小题9:
A.calm
B.happy
C.alone
D.hungry
小题10:
A.Suddenly
B.Luckily
C.Badly
D.However
小题11:
A.scarf
B.cap
C.sock
D.glove
小题12:
A.when
B.because
C.so
D.and
小题13:
A.liked
B.hoped
C.promised
D.agreed
小题14:
A.cake
B.present
C.song
D.party
小题15:
A.light
B.pain
C.sight
D.fire
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1.Start small.
Don’t try to have a 400-page work as your first publication. I suggest you publish a booklet under 50 pages to launch your career as an author.
2.Ask for advice.
If you know some people who have published something, ask them for advice and help. You will gain useful information from them and save yourself many problems.
3.           
When you put your heart into something only to hear“We’re not interested”,you may get hurt. But you must remind yourself that this is quite common. Every“yes”you receive comes after at least five“noes”,especially at the beginning. You need to revise your book many times to reduce the chances of being turned down.
4.The more you market, the more you sell.
You can publish an excellent book. But if no people know about it, you cannot expect many buyers. Send out an e-mail to friends, family and business partners, telling them your book’s publication date. Ask them to help sell your book.
Do not be afraid to try novel ideas.
小题1:What does the underlined word“launch”in Point 1 there mean?
A.Begin.B.Develop.C.Lead.D.Describe.
小题2:What’s the best title for Point 3?
A.No one will like what you wrote at first.
B.You will get hurt by what you wrote at first.
C.Prepare for a“yes”rather than a“no”.
D.Be prepared to deal with“noes”.
小题3:According to the passage, if you want to have more copies of your book sold, you should      .
A.advertise your book in newspapers
B.try to make more people know your book
C.ask your business partners to buy your book
D.write something that people are interested in
小题4:About self-publishing a book, the writer would most probably agree that       .
A.one usually makes no money out of self-publishing a book
B.one should never self-publish a book longer than 400
C.self-publishing a book is impossible for most people
D.asking advice from people who have published a book is helpful
There was an American writer who often told such a story to his friends and readers:
It was an exhibition of the artists’ works organized by the Red Cross. I was invited as a special guest to take part in the exhibition. During this period, two cute girls of 16 or 17 years old came to me and asked for my signature(签名).
“I haven’t brought my pen. Is the pencil okay?” I asked. In fact I knew they wouldn’t refuse. I just wanted to show a well-known writer’s good manners to the common readers.
“Certainly,” the young girls readily agreed. I could see they were very excited. Of course, their excitement also made me more pleased with myself. One of the girls handed her notebook to me. I took out my pencil, wrote a few words of encouragement, and signed my name. The girl read my signature, frowned(皱眉), looked at me carefully and asked, “Aren’t you Robert Charboss?”
“NO,”I told her proudly, “I’m the author of Alice Adams, the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes.”
The young girl turned to another one, and said, “Mary, lend your eraser to me.”
At the moment, all my pride turned into a bubble (泡沫) immediately. Since then, I always warn(告诫)myself:Don’t think too highly of yourself even though you are so outstanding(杰出的).
小题1:The writer went to the exhibition because he      .
A.would put out his new book
B.got a special invitation
C.wanted to meet his fans
D.wanted show off (炫耀) that he was an outstanding writer
小题2:We can infer that the two girls were the fans of   .        
A.the writerB.Alice AdamsC.Robert Charboss D.the Red Cross
小题3:The underlined sentence “all my pride turned into a bubble immediately” means that the writer     .
A.had realized that he was too proud of himself
B.felt very angry when he heard the girl’s words
C.was so polite to the girls and helped them a lot
D.was regret to sign his name for the girl
小题4:This story teaches us to be a(an)    person.
A.carefulB.outstandingC.modestD.easy-going

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